In a significant move, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has turned to SpaceX, an American company, for launching its next-generation heavy communications satellite, GSAT-20. This marks the first time ISRO will utilize SpaceX's Falcon-9 heavy lift launcher, which is expected to lift off from Florida on a dedicated Indian...
India To Test Human Crew Module in Space
Just months after achieving the milestone of a successful mission to Mars, India is ready to launch a human crew module and then retrieve it from the sea upon re-entry. The crew module will be launched as a payload on the GSLV Mark III rocket. "The rocket can carry up...